4th Division, Swedish Army

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4TH DIVISION, SWEDISH ARMY

Official blazon

Swedish

Fältet av en vågskura delat i guld och blått; i det övre fältet en uppstigande svart grip med röd beväring. (Or from a base wavy azure a griffin issuean sable armed and langued gules.) Origin/meaning The Griffin is from the Arms of the Province of Södermanland where the Division's HQ was located. The Wavy partition symbolises the Lake Mälaren located in the Division's area of responsibility. The Division was also known as the Eastern Division and was disbanded in 2000. Support the site: Contact us: Our partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Armorial de France De Raaf heraldic design Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Literature:Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces.